“but immigrants, first generation immigrants and undocumented immigrants both commit crimes at rates lower than natural-born Americans, than people that are born here in this country. So if you want to live in a safe community, you are actually better off living in a community with people that just got to the United States of America. And so we're not seeking to solve ‘a problem’ of migrant crime.”

Chris Murphy · said 2026-08-26 · reported 2026-08-28

Murphy argued that immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than natural-born Americans and that Democrats are not seeking to solve a problem of migrant crime.